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Refrigerator Pickle Recipe

Recipe by becky

  • Total Time1 hour (plus refrigeration time)
  • Yield1 quart 1x

A refrigerator pickle recipe made with cucumbers, vinegar, spices, and fresh dill.

Ingredients

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1 12-inch cucumber, sliced into 1/4-inch thick slices (about 400 grams)
6-8 sprigs fresh dill
6 garlic cloves, peeled
2 bay leaves
480 milliliters distilled white vinegar (2 cups)
240 milliliters water (1 cup)
15 grams granulated sugar (1 tablespoon)
3 grams black peppercorns (1 teaspoon)
5 grams pickling spice (1 tablespoon)*
10 grams kosher salt (1 tablespoon)
1/2 teaspoon chili flakes, optional

Instructions

Place the sliced cucumbers in a 1-quart glass jar. Add the dill sprigs, garlic cloves, and bay leaves.

A glass jar with cucumbers, dill, garlic, and bay leaves

In a medium saucepan, stir together white vinegar, water, granulated sugar, black peppercorns, pickling spice, kosher salt, and chili flakes.

Pickling brine ingredients in a saucepan

Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally until sugar dissolves, then reduce heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Remove from heat.

Pickling brine in a saucepan after cooking

Ladle hot brine over cucumbers, filling the jar to the top. Brine should completely cover the contents of the jar.

Looking down at fridge pickle ingredients in a jar with brine

Cool at room temperature for 30 minutes.

A jar of refrigerator pickles before refrigerating

Cover with a lid. Refrigerate pickles for at least 24 hours prior to serving.

Looking down at a jar of fridge pickles

Store fridge pickles in the refrigerator for up to two weeks.

 

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Notes

This is a “quick” pickle recipe and is not intended for home canning or long-term preservation. Refrigerate pickles at all times and consume within 2 weeks.

*I used a pickling spice blend which contains dried chili peppers, because I prefer a hot and spicy brine. For less heat, select a pickling spice blend without chilis, and/or omit the chili flakes. For more heat, increase the amount of chili flakes or add dried chili peppers to the brine.

Find it online: https://bastecutfold.com/refrigerator-pickle-recipe/

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